English Domestic Cricket 2007 - Page 15

andrew_nixon · 10th April 2007, 04:47 PM

Interesting new feature for the Friends Provident Trophy this year. Teams will be able to refer decisions to the third umpire in televised matches.

More here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...es/6541831.stm

evertonfan · 10th April 2007, 05:32 PM

I'm not a fan of that. I'm very much a believer in the 'it's the umpire's job so let him do it'. I am glad to see the 2 unsuccessful appeals ruling though. This should prevent it from being overused or referring for the sake of it.

Hooper · 11th April 2007, 01:07 PM

Yeah I agree everton, but no doubt this feature,once trialled in County Cricket will be ised in ODI cricket.

Btw, when does the season start?

evertonfan · 11th April 2007, 01:09 PM

The first round of LVCC fixtures is next week.

andrew_nixon · 11th April 2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hooper

Btw, when does the season start?

The season starts on Friday with the MCC against Sussex at Lord's.

Animator! · 11th April 2007, 03:54 PM

Very strong MCC Side as well.
8 player who were on the England 'A' tour, plus a young spinner from the Essex academy, forgotten his name and a couple other young up and coming English county players.

evertonfan · 11th April 2007, 06:06 PM

Could anyone post this MCC squad for me please?

Kev · 11th April 2007, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by evertonfan

Could anyone post this MCC squad for me please?

Alastair Cook (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Nick Compton (Middlesex), Steven Davies (Worcestershire), Alex Gidman (Gloucestershire), Steve Harmison (Durham), Matthew Hoggard (Yorkshire), Will Jefferson (Nottinghamshire), Graham Onions (Durham), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Owais Shah (Middlesex), Zoheb Sharif (MCC Universities & Cambridge)

manee · 11th April 2007, 06:22 PM

It will be interesting to see how Harmison and Hoggard do.

evertonfan · 11th April 2007, 06:23 PM

I wish Sky would televise this. I want to see a lot of these youngsters in action.

Will_NA · 11th April 2007, 06:25 PM

I hope the coverage is widescreen for when Harmy bowls.

PhilD123 · 11th April 2007, 08:39 PM

On the 2 referrals trial, I think if it is going to be trialed, it should be in every Friends and Provident Trophy Match and not just the televised ones. I feel the ECB have implemented it wrong in this way.

Lancs won a friendly against Durham today at OT. Won by 21 runs after Loye got 80 and Newby and Chapple both got 3 each. Harmison played and was relatively expensive in a total of 224-8 with 6-0-31-1. I'm going down to the second game tomorrow, but don't think Harmy will play then as he's got the MCC game on Friday.

Kev · 11th April 2007, 09:03 PM

It would be kind of hard to refer something to a non-present tv umpire though Phil

Leicester Fox · 11th April 2007, 09:04 PM

Ackerman made 90+ off 77 balls today,continuing his sublime form from last year.

Chimp132 · 11th April 2007, 09:22 PM

im going to watch the mcc v sussex match on friday, should be good